02.Dec.2001
Andreas Steup (ANF)
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Emulator: Amiga Forever 5 Benchmark
Andreas Steup writes:
In the stated URL you can find a few short Benchmark-Tests for
WinUAE-Emulators from the Amiga Forever 5 package.
Result: A 300MHz Pentium is almost enough to emulate a 68040 Amiga with 80MHz,
which means double the speed.
The English version of the tests are available.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
ANN
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Workbench: Scalos with new Domain
You can now get access to the website of the Workbench Replacement
"Scalos" under the new domain
www.scalos.co.uk.
This means that all the e-mail addresses have also changed as they
now end with "@scalos.co.uk".
We've got outselves a new domain because the previous one
Domain expired
and was taken over by namezero.com.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
Gabriele Greco (sdl-amiga ML)
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Library: SDL V1.2.3 Beta
On 2. December 2001 Gabriele Greco published the Beta-version
1.2.3 of the Multimedia-Library "SDL" for AmigOS and MorphOS.
All the improvements and bug fixes of 1.2.3. should
have been implemented in this version.
The following amiga-specific improvements have been made:
- Completely compatible with libnix (the 68k as well as the
MorphOS version). Some demos (testsprite, testpalette)
show that the libnix-version is 30% faster than the ixemul-version
- Bugfix: A crash or a corruption of the memory list was possible
in the hardware-accellerating and full-screen mode.
- Modification: General clean up of the CyberGFX-Codes. Maybe
this has also removed the Colors-Bug of Picasso 96 (wasn't tested).
Gabriele Greco is hoping to finish the final version by next weekend
in order to add the new sources to the official Source and
Development-Package on the official site
SDL-Site.
The archive contains: include, docs, gcc 68k lib, SAS/C 68k lib
and gcc MorphOS PPC lib.
The SDL enables the
platform-independent programming of games and multimedia products.
Download: SDL-1.2.3-Amiga.zip
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
V3Portal
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VNC: zvnc V1.0
On 1st December 2001 David Gerber published Version 1.0
of VNC-Clients "zvnc".
This is a small VNC-Client without Display-Support which is
supposed to controll a second PC with monitor.
The advantage of "zvnc" is that only minimal data is
transferred through the network since there are no graphics.
In this way the mouse and keyboard input is very direct.
"zvnc" applies to AmigaOS V2.0 (68000),
AmigaOS V3.0 (68020) and MorphOS (PPC).
Download: zvnc_1.0.lha
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
Aminet
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XML: Expat as Shared-Library
The porting of the XML-Parser-Library
"expat"
for AmigaOS was published by James S. Perrin in Aminet.
This version is available as Amiga-Shared-Library.
Expat is among other things used by the Web-Browser "Mozilla"
for parsing XML-documents.
"Expat" was originally developped
by James Clark,
who also was technical manager of the XML Working Group of
W3C for the
drawing up of the XML 1.0 specification.
Download:
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
ANN
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USB: Information about "Subway" (USB about Clockport)
KDH Datentechnik has published Information about the USB-Controller
"Subway" for the Clockport of Amiga 1200:
- compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0.
- integrated 4 Port-HUB.
- all ports are protected against over-tension and over-burdening.
- integrated Power-Management for all ports.
- energy is saved due to 3,3V Technology.
- compatible with all 68030/40/060 and PPC-Turbo Cards.
- no technical problems with Amiga 1200-Busboards.
- compatible with all Amiga 1200 Tower Casings.
- Standard Amiga 1200 Clockport-Connection.
- Highspeed-Clockport-Connection for a quicker transfer of data.
- Works on every Amiga 1200 compatible clockport.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
ANN
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IRC: AmIRC V3.5.21beta
Oliver Wagner published the beta-version 3.5.21 of the IRC-Clients "AmIRC"
on the 30th November 2001. This version solves various little problems.
This update can only be used by registered users.
The package contains text input V29.3.
Download: amirc_3521beta.lzx (222K)
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
Daniel Orth (ANF)
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amiga-topcool: Free classified advertisements relaunched
Daniel Orth writes:
Apart from the new design of our webpage for the Amiga-Magazine
"amiga-topcool" we have also designed the section for the
classified ads in a new way. The advantage is that you don't have
to wait that somebody inserts an advert since this is now done by
a small CGI-Script.
It's also now possible to buy advert space by means of an auction.
Offers from 1 DM onwards are accepted.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
Ralf Hasemann (ANF)
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Trade fair: Amiga Expo announced (Update)
The trade fair "Amiga Expo" takes place in Baltimore, MD USA in the
Marriott Hunt Valley Inn on 29th until 31st March 2002.
Further information about the trade fair can be found under the
title link.
Appendix 02.12.2001:
date corrected as follows: 2002.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
Jens Henschel (ANF)
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BASIC: AmiBlitz User-Site now also for Amiga-Browser
Jens [bruZard] Henschel writes:
I have completely changed the design for the Blitzbasic-Site
(www.blitz3d.x-cellence.de)
since Amiga-Browser wasn't able to bring it up.
From now on problems won't come up any more.
Should it nevertheless come to some incompatibilities here and there,
please inform me, so that I can solve the problem.
Contact address: bruzard@x-cellence.de.
The site and the forum have been enlarged by an AmiBlitz-Section
because of wide-spread interest. This will be filled up over the
next few days. First, a tutorial for beginners will be published
so that the Blitzbasic-Community might increase after all.
happy programming,
Jens [bruZard] Henschel
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
Horst Diebel (ANF)
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Amiga-Society.de: It's all over
Horst Diebel writes:
1.12.2001 - This is the end of the Amiga-Society.de.
Why should we create such a site that is of no use at all and that
only causes trouble?
This question has occurred to me over the last few weeks
more and more frequently.
After our relaunch we had more and more attacks on our site and in particular
on my PC, that is to say my e-mail address. A week ago it finally happened
that I gradually switched off the e-mail addresses because only virulent
e-mails were arriving.
The initiators will know what I mean.... maybe they have reached their objective
in this way.
By the end of the year I will have the site switched off! The competition
will of course be finished - relevant addresses will be available before
the end of the year and approximately until the 6th January 2002.
The announcement of the lucky winners will be around mid-January 2002.
After this event I will retire completely. The project "battlefield"
will certainly be continued by some of the participants - alternative
Internet addresses will probably be announced very soon.
BI would like to thank all the people who have helped create the site.
Bye....
Horst
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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02.Dec.2001
Alexander Pfau (ANF)
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Amithlon.net now also in German
Bernd Meyer's Website "Amithlon.net", which accompanies the Amiga-Emulator
for x86er-Systems, is now also available in German.
It was translated into German by Alexander Pfau.
(sd) (Translation: sr)
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01.Dec.2001
Michael Ulbrich (ANF)
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Amithlon-"Party" in Berlin
An Amithlon event is being planned to be held in a little local Internet Café in
Berlin.
More information (German) can be found under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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01.Dec.2001
Virus Help Denmark
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Virus Help Denmark: Interim results of the vote
The survey of Virus Help Denmark about the anti-virus programmer who
has done the most against viruses is still running for a month. Here
are the current results:
- Jan Erik Olausen - VirusExecutor: 169 votes
- Jan Erik Olausen & Georg Hoermann - xvs.library: 168 votes
- Zbigniew Trzcionkowski - Safe: 18 votes
- Alex van Niel - VirusChecker II: 9 votes
- Heiner Schneegold _ VT-Schutz: 4 votes
- Dirk Stoecker - VirusZ III: 3 votes
Who hasn't participated so far can still vote at the title link. (ps) (Translation: rh)
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01.Dec.2001
(ANF)
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Preordering the Show Video CD
Due to not only a few users showed me their interest in my video CD within
a short period of time I've put an order form on my homepage, with which you
can preoder the CD online. Just enter your name and address an you will
receive the CD for free. You'll have to pay postage, only.
If you happen to have problems submitting the order, please send an
e-mail with subject 'Video-CD' to me.
Of course names and addresses will be treated strictly confidential and deleted after
this project.
Best regards,
Falcon
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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01.Dec.2001
Thomas Nosutta (ANF)
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C't reports extensively about Amiga
The German computer magazine c't reports in its current issue (issue 25/01 on Monday
at the newsstands) extensively on a full page (page 46) about the Amiga 2001 show
and the Pegasos board! Also mentioned are AmigaOS XL, Hyperion, PCI boards and the
USB port.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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01.Dec.2001
amiga.org (ANF)
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Apex Designs: Payback being ported to AmigaDE and Macintosh
Apex Designs' 'Payback' will be ported to Intent/AmigaDE and Apple Macintosh.
The port to the AmigaDE will be done by Apex Designs, the port to MacOS by
Vitual Programming.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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30.Nov.2001
Martin Kuchinka
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Programming language: PowerD V0.19 Alpha2
Martin Kuchinka has released an update for the alpha version 0.19 of the
programming language 'PowerD'. In this version some bugs were fixed and the
possibility to insert local objects was added.
Download: alpha.lzx -
alpha.readme
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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30.Nov.2001
KDH News (ANF)
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KDH advent calendar with draw (Update)
Between December 1rst and December 24th we will offer you a daily highlight
at a special low budget price. Just click on the appropriate door on our KDH
advent calendar
and enjoy our daily highlight.
We recommend a daily visit to our site and you may see a item you always
wanted at an affordable price. Each highlight is valid for two days.
All orders submitted via our advent calendar with take part in a draw.
The 1rst winner will receive a copy of Descent Freespace,
2nd winner Shogo, 3rd winner Wipeout.
Günter Horbach
KDH Datentechnik
Update 03. December 2001:
Dear customers, since the draw we have been planning on occasion of our
KDH Advent calendar possibly would violate the rules of the competition
rights, as it already was pointed out to us, we decided to stop this draw in the interest of a fair and justly unobjectionable competition. Currently it is being investigated to find a legal form to continue the draw.
Günter Horbach
KDH Datentechnik
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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30.Nov.2001
Heise [Newsticker]
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Heise: Aggressors put Hompages at Freenet on hold
Due to a hacker's offense currently all user homepages at Freenet.de are not
accessible. Freenet is investigating how this attack was done and will try to
fix the possibly existing security gap, hence it is not clear when the user
websites will be available again.
See title link for Heise's article (German).
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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30.Nov.2001
bruZard's blitzbasic[3D][bbb3D] (ANF)
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BlitzBasic PC & BlitzBasic AMIGA
For some weeks the site www.blitz3d.x-cellence.de (title link) is now online.
It deals with the topic BlitzBasic on the PC. Since I come from the
Amiga BlitzBasic I would like to create a section on this topic as well.
Especially now that the development of BlitzBasic for the Amiga continues.
It only justifies the efforts though if there are interested people who would
appreciate that. So: who has interest in a BlitzBasic AMIGA site should show
it by leaving a comment.
There already exists a bulletin board on the site which would also be extended by
an Amiga section. I'd like to thank you already for your interest.
Jens [bruZard] Henschel (ps) (Translation: rh)
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30.Nov.2001
AudioLabs
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AudioLabs: ProStationAudio Titanium finished
The full version of the audio software ProStationAudio Titanium is now ready and
is currently distributed with all plugins for a special price. Also AudioLabs
announced a ProStationAudio benchmark tool for next week. The tool measures the
performance of ProStationAudio on 68k computers with AmigaOS as well as on
emulated Amigas. More details at the title link.
(ps)
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30.Nov.2001
Matay
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Matay: S3 Virge PCI graphics cards driver (beta)
Matay today published a beta version of the S3 Virge chip based PCI
graphics cards driver for Prometheus. His author, Alexander Kneer,
bewares it can still be not fully functional (some overlay problems
can appear), yet should work.
Download: Prom-s3.lha (ps)
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30.Nov.2001
ANN
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Programming: JumpED Version 5.0
Bruce Steers today released version 5.0 of his tool JumpED.
Jump to functions in your editor via MUI listview. By default it
translates source code for ARexx, Amiga_E, AmigaGuides, Javascript/PHP
and Perl/CGI. JumpED has editor support for BED, TurboText, GoldED and
Quill.
Download: JumpED.lha
(ps)
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30.Nov.2001
FORE-MATT Home Computing (ANF)
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Magazine: Clubbed total Amiga magazine
The trial issues as well as full subscriptions to CLUBBED/TOTAL
AMIGA magazine can now be made at the store using our 128 Bit
Secure online ordering system
(Amiga Online Superstore).
(ps)
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30.Nov.2001
Prelude Software (ANF)
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Prelude.library V5.3 released
V5.3 of the prelude.library was released by Thomas Wenzel. Some Enforcer hits
were removed.
Download: prllib53.lha
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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30.Nov.2001
Gabriele Greco (E-Mail)
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SDL-Amiga mailinglist created
Gabriele Greco has created a new mailing list: SDL-Amiga. This list is dedicated to
Amiga SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer)
programmers. The list will be used mainly to discuss problems of
the SDL amiga implementation or related with the development or the porting
of SDL applications for Amiga (68k, WOS/PUP, MorphOS).
To subscribe the
list you can send an empty e-mail to:
sdl-amiga-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or go to the following URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdl-amiga/join.
(ps)
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30.Nov.2001
Macwelt Online / Jorge Pino (ANF)
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Macwelt Online: Bugfixes and G5 speculations
»Bugfixes and G5 speculations:
Due to a report of the British website The Register, Motorola has released
two new CPUs. The two chips PowerPC 7451 and PowerPC 7441 are the successors
of the G4+-named PowerPC 7450 and the energy-saving PowerPC 7440. The
specifications of the CPUs do not differ from their predecessors, according
to The Register there were only some bugs fixed in the chips.«
Full article in German at the title link.
More links on the topic:
Heise (German): Apple wants to join the Gigahertz club
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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30.Nov.2001
Der Standard / Suka (ANF)
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"Der Standard" reports on Amiga show O.A.S.E.
The online issue of the Austrian daily newspaper "Der Standard" reports about
the Amiga show O.A.S.E. taking place this weekend in Graz/Austria.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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30.Nov.2001
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amiga-news.de is nominated for the neo Award
amiga-news.de is nominated for the neo Award (German internet award)!
If you want to participate in the awards and support us, please click
here.
You'll find amiga-news.de in the category "Beliebteste Website"
(most popular website). To vote you'll have to register in order to
make sure you only vote once.
We are very happy that we were nominated by our readers for this award :-).
For voting some nice prices can be won, of which the first prize is a Smart.
(ps) (Translation: rh)
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30.Nov.2001
Amiga Future
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Amiga Future: Interview with Jürgen Schober of point.design
Anton Preinsack interviewed Jürgen Schober of point.design.
for Amiga Future. Jürgen Schober is Amiga dealer in Austria and organizer of the Open Amiga
Southeast European Show O.A.S.E. taking place this weekend for the
first time. The point.design home show takes place on 1st and 2nd December 2001 in Graz. Anton Preinsack
talks with Jürgen about the show and how you struggle through life as the last Austrian Amiga dealer. (ps) (Translation: rh)
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29.Nov.2001
OnyxSoft
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OnyxSoft: DRemind V 1.58 and MultiRen V 1.46
Onyxsoft updated the reminder tool DRemind to version 1.58. MultiRen,
a tool for renaming files, now is available as version 1.46. Both of the tools
have been programmed by Daniel Westerberg.
Download:
dremind.lha -
multiren.lha
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Nov.2001
Bernd Lachner
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Emulator: SDL extension for UAE
On Bernd Lachner's homepage at the "Amiga Software / UAE - SDL" section you can
find the UAE SDL being an extension of the Amiga emulator UAE to let it use the
SDL library
(Simple DirectMedia Layer) for graphics output and keyboard and mouse input.
Advantages of the SDL version:
- Display of the UAE Amiga screen in fullscreen mode possible trouble-free for ordinary users, too.
- Display of the UAE Amiga screen even possible on the frame-buffer console of Linux, that means without X-Windos.
Detailed information (German) and download links are to find under the title link.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Nov.2001
Amiga Demoscene Archive
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A.D.A.: New Demos from the Demo Scene online
The new website A.D.A. (Amiga Demoscene Archive) containig scene demos for
download was completely switched to PHP. Currently the 'Amsterdam Blessing/Mawi' demo
was added, which made it to position three on the Mekka Symposium 2001.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Nov.2001
Hyperion / Steffen Haeuser (ANF)
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Hyperion: Freespace Demo - Update 3 available
Today, the third update of the FreeSpace demo version was released on
our WWW-site, which now fixes the "freeze bug", at last. So there is nothing
left to prevent the full version from being released, soon.
We are still busy to fix some little things (also in reply to feedback for the demo version),
but this should be finished, soon.
Additionally I will upload the demo version including all bugfixes to Aminet within the next
days.
Steffen Haeuser
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Nov.2001
Thomas Nosutta (ANF)
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Event: Big Christmas Festivity of the ACBB
The ACBB is organizing an Amiga Christmas festivity to take part on 16. November 2001.
They will take care to have coffee, cakes, Advent songs (MP3) and atmospheric
Workbench backgrounds at hand.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Nov.2001
AIO
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Magazine: Amiga Information Online (AIO) #53
Issue #53 of the online magazine 'Amiga Information Online (AIO)' was
published. AIO uses their own viewer program which runs under AmigaOS.
Download: AIOV53.LHA
(ps)
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29.Nov.2001
MorphOS News
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MorphOS-News: RageHard Infos about Multiplayer-Game for MorphOS & Mac
Jürgen Lucas, MorphOS News, talked to Michael Garlich, Titan Computer, about
their new multiplayer game (up to 32 players) 'RageHard'. You can find the interview (German)
under the title link. (ps) (Translation: mj)
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29.Nov.2001
Kevin Orme (ANF)
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Amiga University site updates
We have added more than 150 new links, link-checked the entire site, as
well as added new pages on Amithlon/AmigaOSXL and Amiga DiskMags (online
archives of The Crypt as well as Amiga Information Online).
We have also added a major new site mirror, that of Gareth Knight's Amiga
Interactive Guide, as well as the newly replaced mirror of the Blitz
Basic 2000 site (David McMinn just redid their entire site, as he
announced about 1.5 weeks ago here on ANN). In short, a lot of 'new'
and plenty of 'old' for your use and enjoyment.
Kevin Orme
Amiga University
AmigaU (ps)
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29.Nov.2001
AmigaSDL-Pages (ANF)
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Library: SDL V1.2.2 for AmigaOS with OpenGL-Support (StormMesa/Warp3D)
Beta version 1.2.2 of the 'Simple Directmedia Layer' library now is
available as versions for Amiga PowerPC/68k with and without OpenGL
support (Warp3D/StromMesa). The Amiga port was done by
Glenn Hisdal.
The SDL library by
Sam Lantiga is available to
various other platforms including MorphOS, BeOS, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows.
It offers fast access to the graphics and audio capabilities of the respective system.
With this it allows platform comprehensive development of games and other
multimedia products like MPEG players and emulators.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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28.Nov.2001
Kjell Breding (E-Mail)
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Event: AmiGBG 2002
AmiGBG 2002. That's the name of the first Swedish Amiga fair since
1998. AmiGBG 2002 will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The fair will contain both swedish and foreign exhibitors, both
companys and user groups.
At AmiGBG 2002 you will get a glimpse of the future Amiga system,
both of Amiga OS 4 and Amiga DE. You will also see existing
and coming systems with modern hardware from different manufacturers.
Welcome to Gothenburg in 2002!
(ps)
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28.Nov.2001
Jens Schönfeld (ANF)
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Individual Computers: New xsurfadsl.device with appp update
A new version of the xsurfadsl.device, the PPPoE driver for our networking
card X-Surf, can be found in the support-area of our website. For the first
time, the archive also contains an updated version of the appp.device that
has been licensed from Haage & Partner
(see article from November, 12th).
The source code of version 2.7 that we got from Haage & Partner was different
from the binary that is being sold with the Genesis package in OS3.9 (V2.3).
Questions about the changes between the two versions could not be answered
until now. The new version provided by us (V3.1) has been updated mainly on
internal structures: The device-base code (the interface to the OS) is
completely re-written, so opening up to eight units, and freeing all
resources after closing them (especially memory) is ensured.
Therefore, we also recommend installing the new appp.device, even
if you do not own an X-Surf Ethernet card.
At this point, we want to draw your attention to the ISAcatweasel.device,
which allows using the PC-Catweasel under Amithlon. Since we have not been
able to run Amithlon on any of our computers, we depend you your help in
testing. The new archive is now packed with LHA, so difficulties with
unpacking the ARJ archive are eliminated. Adapted Catweasel mountlists
should make the installation a lot easier. (ps)
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28.Nov.2001
MorphOS
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Library: SDL V1.2.2 Beta for MorphOS (Update)
On 28th of November 2001 Gabriele Greco has published a beta version 1.2.2
of his MorphOS port from the multimedia-library
'Simple DirectMedia Layer'.
This library is available for a wide range of platforms - AmigaOS, BeOS, Linux, Macintosh and Windows belong to them. The library offers a fast access to the graphic and audio abilities of the corresponding system. It therefore enables to develop games and other multimedia products like MPEG players and emulators at several platforms.
Download: libSDL.a.gz
(sd) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2001
Kultpower.de
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Kultpower.de: 12 new ASM-test reports
Kultpower.de has the following 12 new ASM-test reports and the
editoral of the ASM 12/89 online:
- Blockout (Amiga)
- Chambers of Shaolin (Atari ST, Amiga, C-64)
- M1 Tank Platoon (IBM PC, XT, AT)
- Might & Magic 2 (C-64, IBM, Amiga, Apple)
- North & South (Amiga, ST, PC)
- Powerdrift (C-64, Amiga, Atari ST, CPC, Speccy) inkl. Werbeanzeige
- Rings of Medusa (Atari ST, Amiga)
- Scapeghost (Atari ST, Amiga, Schneider CPC, Spectrum, Apple II, C-64, IBM)
- Shufflepuck Cafe (Amiga, ST, Apple II, Mac, PC)
- The Untouchables (C-64, Spectrum)
- Their finest Hour (IBM)
- Tiger Heli (PC Engine)
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2001
Andreas Kleinert (E-Mail)
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PNG- and JPEG-generator (V4.50) for SuperView
Yesterday Andreas Kleinert has uploaded version 4.50 of PNG-box and JPEG-box to the Aminet. With these tools you can convert graphic-files either to PNG or to JPEG by the help of SuperView-library.
(ps) (Translation: dr)
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28.Nov.2001
Cloanto (ANF)
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Cloanto Releases Amiga Forever 5.0
Cloanto released today version 5.0 of Amiga Forever,
the official Amiga emulation and connectivity package for PCs. New features include
just-in-time (JIT) compiler technology to dramatically increase execution speed,
new ROM and operating system files to emulate not only the Amiga computers but also
Commodore's CDTV and CD³² game consoles, and Software Manager, a content delivery and
management system for one-click news, updates and downloads.
An experimental version of the revolutionary Disk2FDI software, which makes it
possible to read Amiga floppy disks on the PC, is provided for the technically
inclined. Other improvements include support for new Windows XP and DirectX
features and new Picasso96 technology to better map Amiga graphics calls to
low-level DirectX functionality and native x86 code, in order to achieve maximum
performance without sacrificing compatibility. Cloanto publicly benchmarked the
new version of the emulation software to be 30 times faster than the previous
version (which already matched the CPU performance of the fastest Amiga 68060 silicon).
Amiga Forever can be installed or run from CD-ROM (no installation or reboot
required), and is also available in a downloadable Online Edition. In either case,
Amiga application can run side by side with the host operating system and its
applications, while taking advantage of features such as virtual memory, advanced
power management, digital rights management, NTFS filing system, wireless
networking, and thousands of past, present and future drivers for peripherals,
specifications and gadgets which the Amiga would otherwise not be able to support.
For additional information please refer to the Amiga Forever home page at
amigaforever.info.
(ps)
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27.Nov.2001
Jürgen A. Theiner (ANF)
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Play!Amiga: Test of both Quake-Mission-Packs
Though there are no new games for the Amiga, Jürgen Theiner from Play!Amiga has tested
games for you. This time it were the Mission-Packs for Quake. Also the new charts are
available. You can take place when you send an eMail with your favourite game.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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27.Nov.2001
Simon Neumann (ANF)
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Amiga Speed Update
Amiga Speed has now integrated Bubblefish, a new poll, and some new speedtests. The
Heretic2- and the Quake-test were updated and the Actionhit Payback was taken in the
3D game area.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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27.Nov.2001
AmigArt (ANF)
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Hyperion Gives More Info about Amiga OS4
"First of all, the idea is to get the AmigaOS from 68k to the PPC. Of
course, there's a lot of code in the system, and lots of code that's beyond our reach (hardware drivers in ROMs, for example). So one of the core components is of course the 68k emulator. The JIT version is already very fast, if you have a 040/25 and a fast 603e, you'll actually be able to run some programs faster than on the physical 040/25...
The second core component will be Exec SG. This is a reimplementation of the original Exec, written in C and placed onto a hardware abstraction layer so that it ports easily from one hardware
to the other (remember, we intent to support a lot of different hardware, some of these will not have the Amiga chipset anymore).
New features (compared to the old Exec) will be virtual memory. Don't
worry, you'll not have to select "Shutdown" from the "Start" menu, you can just switch off ;) We also want to introduce some weak form of memory protection, like protecting code from being overwritten.. Later version will also include resource tracking.
The third mayor (new) building block is the new-style library interface. The cool thing about this is that it enables old 68k libraries to act as new OS4 libraries. To OS4 applications, 68k libraries will look like PPC native libraries. OTOH, new PPC only libraries will look like old 68k libraries to emulated 68k programs. This is achieved by the new library loader: Whenever a library is loaded, the "missing" part of the interface will be generated on-the-fly (by creating so called "stub" functions). So, even though a library is not yet ported to PPC, it can be used as if it were a PPC library, and as soon as it's ported, the program using it will use PPC code, even without recompiling the program (sorry if that comes out a bit complicated....)
For the initial release, we want to have at least the new Exec SG
(otherwise, the whole system wouldn't work, anyway), a PPC
native DOS, the TCP stack, new file system, and some devices. If there's still time, we'll port as much as possible to native PPC.
I think we have around 20 developers working on OS4.
A solution we're thinking about is loading a kernel image from the hard disk's boot block. The Amiga's disk structure allows arbitraty sized boot blocks, so theoretically, a whole kernel could fit there.
We will in any case offer the possibility to use something like SetPatch (including the dreaded reboot). This means that you do not have to reformat your harddrive or even repartition or something like that. As another possibility, we will try to offer the bootblock loading.
We discussed the possibility to include a UAE in the system that will kick in when binaries are executed that require the chipset. That way, running old games could be made transparent
We will apply for BPlan Pegasos developer program, but we will not get special treatment.
We will make as much information as possible available as soon as
possible. This includes documents as well as pre-release version of OS 4 for developers. Of course we want as much stuff on OS 4 as possible, so this is going to be a high priority."
- Frieden brothers (ps)
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27.Nov.2001
Matthias Henze (ANF)
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HSMathLibs and stormamiga.lib will be updated
Because I got well again I will develop on HSMathLibs and the stormamiga.lib again.
But do not expect wonders, I have not worked on these projects for over eight months
and need some time to get back into the source codes. Also there are other important
things for me to do.
(ps) (Translation: gf)
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27.Nov.2001
WHDLoad
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Installer: WHDLoad - New packets (until 26.11.2001)
With WHDLoad you can install games which were formerly meant only for use
with disks on your harddrive. The following packets have been added or
updated:
- 26.11.01 new: Out To Lunch (Mindscape) done by Abaddon & JOTD
- 26.11.01 fixed: Syndicate (Bullfrog) install script corrected
- 26.11.01 fixed: Trivial Pursuit Genus 2 () install script corrected
- 26.11.01 improved: Lethal Weapon (Ocean) many improvements
- 26.11.01 new: Fire And Forget 2 (Titus) done by CFOU!
- 26.11.01 new: Drivin' Force (Digital Magic Software) done by Psygore
- 26.11.01 improved: Buggy Boy (Elite) supports another version, more icons
- 26.11.01 new: Buck Rogers (TSR) done by JOTD
- 25.11.01 new: Trivial Pursuit Genus 2 () done by CFOU!
- 25.11.01 improved: Mortville Manor (Lankhor) supports another version
- 25.11.01 new: Metal Masters (Incal Product/Infogrames) done by CFOU!
- 25.11.01 new: Logical (Rainbow Arts) done by CFOU!
- 25.11.01 new: Iron Lord (UbiSoft) done by CFOU!
- 23.11.01 new: Hostages/Operation Jupiter (Infogrames) done by CFOU!
- 23.11.01 improved: Future Bike (HiTec Software / PAL Developments) keyboard handling fixed
(ps)
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27.Nov.2001
polarboing.com (ANF)
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Interview with Tomas 'Tjomp' Jacobsen
The Norwegian Amiga news site polarBoing has an interview with Tomas
Jacobsen, one of the guys responsible for AmigaDE's first 4k demo. (ps)
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27.Nov.2001
Cloanto (ANF)
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Pictures from Spoletium 4
On November 24-25, 2001, Cloanto attended the Spoletium 4 event in Spoleto,
Italy, providing a wireless webcam service. Pictures are now online at
http://cloanto.com/news/20011124spoletium4.html
In a computing world in which hardware and software have exploded beyond
imagination, where lone pioneers have been displaced by billion-dollar
investments, where programming manuals that used to ship with affordable
home computers have been replaced by multi-volume and constantly changing
SDKs which are beyond the reach of the average user, the demo scene
continues to remind us that writing software can still be a sublime
fusion of expression and creativity, of technology and art, a medium in
which the germ of talent can be discovered and nourished, where
individuals exchange ideas and compete with others, but, as they build
universes of which they are to be in full control, are also confronted
most of all in an intimate challenge with their inner selves. Thank you,
friends at Spoletium, for keeping the flame alive! (ps)
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26.Nov.2001
ISIS
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ISIS comments blocking of websites
On 22. November 2001 the Chaos Computer Club
published that the Internet provider ISIS
is practicing censorship (we reported about)
by blocking particular websites. This was stopped this morning, as the company became aware of this
situation. They said, that those blockades were a result of some experiments of one of thier technicians.
The company pointed out, that whatever they would do, they would be the fool, anyway. If they block sites
people will complain about censorship, if they don't they are supposed to support radical right-wing content.
ISIS declines this technical solution, which offers so much backdors that the expense can't be justified.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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26.Nov.2001
Anton Preinsack (ANF)
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Open Amiga Southeast European Show (O.A.S.E.) in Graz/Austria
The "Open Amiga Southeast European Show (O.A.S.E.)" will be held on the 1.12. and 2.12. in Graz/Austria. The show will open at 10.00 and close at 18.00.
This show is organized by point.design.
Some of the highlights:
Amithlon, various AMIGA-PCI-devices and maybe a fully useable Pegasos-system. Furthermore there will be a presentation (made with
Scala and designed by Ben Hermans) of the upcoming AmigaOS 4.x. The admission is free. Further information is available at the
title link.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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26.Nov.2001
Horst Diebel (ANF)
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Amiga Society News - LBoAS / Schlachtfeld
There are some minor updates of the webpage, for example the 'little book of amiga-software'-page - Horst Diebel would like to say thanks for the
provided help.
The work on Schlachtfeld
is still proceeding. And there will soon be an update of the homepage and some new pictures.
The ICQ-number, published when the graphics-competition started, is no longer valid due to the spaming of the according email-address.
(ps) (Translation: sk)
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26.Nov.2001
Marius Schwarz (ANF)
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Programming: OOP for All with new Featurs
Marius Schwarz wrote:
Another week is over and again there is a new version of OOP for All (Object Oriented
Programming for All or OOP4A). New possibilities now are statistical contexts and
methods synchronisation. The compiler backend was enhanced and the documentation
got one more page. You can find all this under the above link.
OOP4A offers an OOP interface to non-object oriented programming languages and
it's language comprehensive.
(ps) (Translation: mj)
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